Mishawaka vs New Carlisle

A side-by-side comparison of Mishawaka and New Carlisle: population, income, housing, and more.

Mishawaka and New Carlisle are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mishawaka has the higher population (50,907 vs 2,110 in New Carlisle). New Carlisle has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $53,120 in Mishawaka). New Carlisle has the higher median home value ($180,100 vs $140,600 in Mishawaka).

Population, income & housing

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
Population	50,907	2,110
Median age	35.6 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,120	$65,625
Median home value	$140,600	$180,100
Median gross rent	$1,041	$1,193
Housing units	24,715	925
Homeownership rate	49.4%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
Population	49,245 → 50,907 (+3.4%)	1,916 → 2,110 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$43,248 → $53,120 (+22.8%)	$63,021 → $65,625 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $140,600 (+36.6%)	$148,100 → $180,100 (+21.6%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,041 (+33.5%)	$748 → $1,193 (+59.5%)

Mishawaka

Population

49,24550,907

Median household income

$43,248$53,120

Median home value

$102,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$780$1,041

New Carlisle

Population

1,9162,110

Median household income

$63,021$65,625

Median home value

$148,100$180,100

Median gross rent

$748$1,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
Under 5	6.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	25.6%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.0%
25 to 34	17.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.7%
45 to 54	10.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.7%
75 and over	7.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	94.2%
Black or African American	8.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	33.1%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	25.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
Drove alone	77.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	9.6%	5.9%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	13.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
1-unit, detached	50.4%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	13.3%
20 or more units	11.7%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Mishawaka	New Carlisle
Poverty rate	16.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.22	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1975	1979